India court sentences journalist Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in jail for rape

India court sentences journalist Tarun Tejpal to 10 years in jail for rape

MUMBAI, Aug 6 – A court in India convicted former top magazine editor Tarun Tejpal of raping ​a colleague 12 years ago and sentenced him ‌to ten years in prison, in a high-profile case that had fuelled debates about the safety of women ​in Indian workplaces.

• Tejpal, 62, was convicted of ​rape and sentenced to ten years of ⁠rigorous imprisonment after the two-judge Goa bench ​of the Bombay High Court set aside an earlier acquittal ​in 2021 by a trial court in the coastal state of Goa, where the crime occurred.
• Tejpal said he was ​innocent and would appeal against the verdict ​in the Supreme Court. He said he was a political ‌victim.

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• The ⁠court ordered him to surrender to authorities in four weeks’ time, Goa’s top government lawyer, Devidas Pangam, told reporters after the sentencing.
• Tejpal was editor ​of “Tehelka” magazine when ​he was ⁠accused by a female colleague of sexually assaulting and raping her during ​a conference in Goa in November ​2013.
• There ⁠was no comment from the complainant, who cannot be identified under Indian law to protect her privacy.
• Tejpal ⁠co-founded ​Tehelka, which made a name ​for itself by exposing corruption and abuse of power in ​high places.

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